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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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