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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Iceland to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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