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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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