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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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