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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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