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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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