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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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