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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the sensational 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 dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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