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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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