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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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