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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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