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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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