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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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