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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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