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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the key 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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