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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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