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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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