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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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