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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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