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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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