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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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