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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Nauru to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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