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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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