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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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