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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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