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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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