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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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