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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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