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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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