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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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