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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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