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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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