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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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