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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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