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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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