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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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