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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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