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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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