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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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