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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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