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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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