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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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