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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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