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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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