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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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