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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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