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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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