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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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