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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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