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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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