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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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