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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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