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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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