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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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