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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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