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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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