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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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