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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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