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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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