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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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