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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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