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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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