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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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