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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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