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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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