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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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