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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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