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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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