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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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