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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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