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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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