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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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