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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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