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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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