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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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