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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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