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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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