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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Comoros to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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