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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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