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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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