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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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