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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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