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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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