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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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