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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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