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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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