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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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