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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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