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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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