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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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