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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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