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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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