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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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