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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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