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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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