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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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