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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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