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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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