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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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