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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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