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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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