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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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