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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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