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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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