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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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