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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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