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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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