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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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