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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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