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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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