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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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