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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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