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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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