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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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