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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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