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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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