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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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