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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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