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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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