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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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