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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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