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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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