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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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