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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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