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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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