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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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