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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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