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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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