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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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