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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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