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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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