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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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