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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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