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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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