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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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