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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also examines the key 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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