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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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