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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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