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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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