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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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