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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in elearning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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