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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kiribati to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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