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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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