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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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