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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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