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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Anguilla to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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