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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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