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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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