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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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