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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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