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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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