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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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