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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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