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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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