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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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