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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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