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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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