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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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