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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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