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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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