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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in online learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key 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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