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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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