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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education enable students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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