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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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