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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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