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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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