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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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