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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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