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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses 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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