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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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