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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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