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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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