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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Japan to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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