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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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