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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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