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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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