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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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