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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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