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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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