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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better grasp these new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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