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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johnston Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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