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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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