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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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