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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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