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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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