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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key 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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