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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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