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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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