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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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