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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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