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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not 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 technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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