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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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