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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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