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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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