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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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