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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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