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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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