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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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