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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also investigates 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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