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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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