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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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