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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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