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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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