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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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