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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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