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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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