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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models 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 institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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