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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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