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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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