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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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