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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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