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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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