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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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