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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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