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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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