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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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