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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major 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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