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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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