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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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