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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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