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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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