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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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