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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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