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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators 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 teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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