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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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