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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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