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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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