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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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