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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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