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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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