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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important 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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