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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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