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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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