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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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