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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses 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. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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