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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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