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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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