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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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