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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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