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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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