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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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