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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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