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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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