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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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