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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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