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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bellevue University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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