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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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