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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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