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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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