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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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