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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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