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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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