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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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