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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not 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 topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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