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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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