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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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