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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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