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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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