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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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