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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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