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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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