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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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