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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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