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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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