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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education are enabling students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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