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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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