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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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