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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates 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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