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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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