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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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