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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in 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. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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