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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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