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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the 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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