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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key 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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