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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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