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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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