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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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