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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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