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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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