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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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