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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners 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 many issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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