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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Trainers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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