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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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