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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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