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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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