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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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