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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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