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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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