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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Martinique to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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