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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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