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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Baker Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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