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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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