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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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