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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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