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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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