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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to understand these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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