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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches 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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