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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major 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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