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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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