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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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