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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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