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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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