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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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