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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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