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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (moocs)