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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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