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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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