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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. 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 massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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