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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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