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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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