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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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