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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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