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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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