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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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