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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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