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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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