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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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