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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the major 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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