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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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