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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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