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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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