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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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