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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education enable students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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