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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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