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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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