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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the 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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