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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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