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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students 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 several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major 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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