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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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