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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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