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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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