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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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