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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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