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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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