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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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