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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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