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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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