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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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