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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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