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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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