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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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