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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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