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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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