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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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