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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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