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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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