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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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