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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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