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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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