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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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