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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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