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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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