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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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