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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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