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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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