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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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