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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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