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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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