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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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