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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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