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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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