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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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