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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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