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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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