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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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