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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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