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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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