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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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