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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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