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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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