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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The New School to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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