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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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