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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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