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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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