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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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