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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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