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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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