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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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