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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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