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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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