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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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