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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open education initiatives. People want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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