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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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