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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have empowered learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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