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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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