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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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