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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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