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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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