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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Mongolia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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