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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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