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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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