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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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