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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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