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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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