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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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