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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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