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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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