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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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