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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wellesley College to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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