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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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