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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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