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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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