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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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