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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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