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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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