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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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