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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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