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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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