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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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