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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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