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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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