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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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