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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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