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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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