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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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