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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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