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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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