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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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