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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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