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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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