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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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