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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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