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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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