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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can teachers manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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