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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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