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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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