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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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