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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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