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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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