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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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