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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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