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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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