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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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