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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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