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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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