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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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