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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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