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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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