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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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