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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning are enabling humans all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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