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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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