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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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