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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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