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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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