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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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