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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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