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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Laos to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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