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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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