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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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