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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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