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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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