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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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