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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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