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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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