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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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