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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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