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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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