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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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