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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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