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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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