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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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