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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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