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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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