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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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