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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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