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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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