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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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