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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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