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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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