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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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