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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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