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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Belize to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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