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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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