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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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