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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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