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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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