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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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