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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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