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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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