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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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