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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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