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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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