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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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