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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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