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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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