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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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