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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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