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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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