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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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