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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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