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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have enabled students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major 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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