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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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