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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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