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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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