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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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