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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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