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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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