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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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