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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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