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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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