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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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