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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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