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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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