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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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