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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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