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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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