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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in digital education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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