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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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