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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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