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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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