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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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