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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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